More than 243,000 kids in the US got COVID-19 last week, the second-highest weekly total among kids since the pandemic started

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Currently, there is still no COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in kids under the age of 12 in the US.

Students walk to their classrooms at a public middle school in Los Angeles, California, September 10, 2021.reported 243,373 cases among kids in the US in the week ending September 9.See more stories on Insider's business pageMore than 243,000 kids in the US were diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past week, the second-highest week for child cases since the start of the pandemic, theIn the week ending September 9, a total of 243,373 child COVID-19 cases were reported, per the AAP.

During the week ending September 9, kids accounted for 28.9% of the weekly caseload, while only making up 22.2% of the US population, the AAP reported.

 

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